80 Days: Under the Waves

by Sharp Spark

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I felt understandably disgusted at the entire endeavor, and the colors and sights of the coral reef took on an unpleasant texture to me. It was a place of life, yes, but the sharkponies had made it a place of death as well, and I could not stomach that transformation.

I pushed Sawtooth away, and awkwardly tried to make my own way through the water. I assume he went to hunt on his own, as he was gone when I looked back. I tried to explore the reef further, but found my attempts to be frustrating and ineffective. My flailing attempts at swimming disturbed the marine life and sent them all into hiding, leaving me stumbling through a lifeless forest of garish rocks.

Finally, Sawtooth returned, and wordlessly took hold of me again, as we swam away.

It was late by the time we arrived back in the city...